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Tamra

Tamra

Joined October 2016

I love literary fiction!
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I‘m realizing when I‘m home, between mom-bus & work & dinner/kitchen duty, #FridayHappyReadingHour isn‘t chill book time. However, I do leaf through cookbooks, like this one recently sent to me by in-laws. So many of the words are puzzling since it‘s olde English! Many of the recipes I will take a hard pass on, like “How to make a calf‘s head pie.”😝

Aims42 😳🤢 Oof. I‘d pass on that recipe too LOL 6h
Ruthiella Does it have a recipe for mushroom catsup? 😂 (edited) 6h
Read-n-Bloom I don‘t blame you 🤢😬😂 6h
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Coach | Jason Reynolds
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Squeal! 💜 If you and your kids have read the Track series, you know why. 5th installment. Will it be the last?

KT1432 I didn‘t know about this! My oldest runs track. I need to check this series out for her! 9h
Tamra @KT1432 it‘s really a fantastic and affirming series, though realistic in that life isn‘t always easy for some kids. Marvelous character development! (edited) 9h
Daisey I‘ll be curious to hear what you think of this one. I need to look for a copy to add to my collection. 6h
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I learned much and feel more hopeful about peoples‘ ability & willingness to do good things when needed. I also loved Sharon‘s periodic cheeky commentary. 😉

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The blank wall: a novel of suspense | Elisabeth Sanxay Holding
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Wow, so I was thinking this only happened in my house! 😂 Everyone has something else to do other than eating when dinner is ready.

LeahBergen 😆 6d
Cathythoughts Oh yes !! 5d
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The blank wall: a novel of suspense | Elisabeth Sanxay Holding
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This was a morally ambiguous (fun!) read because Lucia finds herself in a cascade of consequences flowing from a single act of deception. While she is motivated out of a sense of familial duty, her conscience gives both her & readers all kinds of grief. #PersephoneClub

Aside from the mystery, Holding offers readers plenty to think about re: women‘s roles and their fulfillment.

Tamra I want to add the reader must suspend disbelief. 😜 6d
LeahBergen I have already read this and remember that required suspension of disbelief. 😆 It was a fun one! 6d
andrew61 Yes, I'm about 100 pages in. I did have to go with the plot rather than analysing it too closely as I couldn't see anything that required lucia to let herself be blackmailed I have been enjoying the characters. 5d
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Tamra @andrew61 agreed! 5d
Cathythoughts Great review 👍🏻❤️ I read this one awhile back and I really enjoyed it. 5d
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Bram Stoker's Dracula | Bram Stoker
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I have the very unusual pleasure of a whole day to myself at the camper. What am I to do??? 😲 I have some dark, seasonally appropriate reads for starters.

44F degrees at 9 am - I‘m not going out until it hits at least 55F.

Cathythoughts Enjoy. I‘m sure you‘ll think of something to do 😁 7d
Ruthiella Enjoy your peace and quiet. 😌 7d
squirrelbrain Lovely! 🥰 (Your camper is a lot bigger than ours! 😝) 7d
dabbe 🖤🐾🤎 6d
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A late #FridayHappyReadingHour with Marquez in the camper. Too dark and chilly to be outside. 🌚 Sad for the rapidly diminishing daylight.

Ruthiella Cheers! 🍻 📚 1w
Aims42 Cheers to being nice & toasty in your camper 😁 1w
BarbaraBB Winter is approaching soon! Enjoy the camper and your night 😘 1w
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LeahBergen Yes, our camper/trailer has been put away for the season. 😢 7d
Tamra @LeahBergen that‘s always a sad day. This is the first year we haven‘t done the same by 10/1 bc the inside storage we used was first come. But I am done losing out on October and will eke out every day we can, even though it means outside storage. 7d
Tamra @BarbaraBB when I finally accept that fact I‘ll be better off. 🤣 7d
Tamra @Aims42 @Ruthiella 😊 Layers & socks! 7d
Cathythoughts Happy Reading hour. I‘m one of those who love the dark evenings … I love cosying up early. 🥰Takes all kinds 😁 7d
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Today daughter and I wrapped up the second season of Wednesday and picked this up out of curiosity. It‘s quite punny, something we both appreciate, and she wants to try several of the recipes. I guess that‘s a thumb up for Thing. 👍🏻😉

LeahBergen That sounds fun! 1w
Cathythoughts It does sound like fun 🥰😁 1w
dabbe 🖤🐾🤍 1w
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#FridayHappyReadingHour - belated edition.

I for one am not complaining about the last gasp of summer temps! What I will complain about is the wind making skeletons of so many trees by Monday. 🥲

Reading outside makes me happy. 😎

Tamra P.S. 100 Years is a reread and so far I‘m not excited about it. 😬 2w
mcctrish Reading outside is awesome 👏🏻 2w
Suet624 I‘ve been reading/napping outside for two days straight. It‘s the best!!! 2w
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kspenmoll It hit 80 today here in CT! Still reading on my porch…❤️ 2w
Aims42 Enjoy camping and your New Glarius beer! 2w
BarbaraBB Reading outside 🥰 2w
Cathythoughts Looks great. I love that red chair ❤️ (edited) 2w
LeahBergen Glorious! I want to pull up a chair and join you! 😆 2w
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Things Fall Apart | Chinua Achebe
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🤔 This was a reread for a bookclub. Feeling rather milk toast about it. I‘m sure it was fresh & bold in 1959, but it fell flat for me today. I grasped the tensions/clashes created by the protagonist‘s narcissism within his communities and the cultural pressures brought to bear by colonization via missionaries. But it felt disjointed when suddenly in the last quarter the focus shifted to the latter theme. The pacing was off.

Tamra Since I‘m an expert 🤣, it would have made an excellent novella if the long middle descriptions of village life had been pared down and the two themes were more tightly woven together. 3w
mcctrish ❤️❤️❤️ 3w
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Sinister Graves | Marcie R. Rendon
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Another installment in the Cash Blackbear series with a pair of disturbing evildoers. I really liked the introduction of a tribal elder who gently nudges Cash to mature into her cultural heritage and the natural gifts she‘s been deprived of by the foster care system.

Sadly, a new narrator that presents Cash in a rather flat, monotone way.

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I got lucky today! Brand new for $7.

In true ATK and Milk Street fashion, this isn‘t a compendium of boring basic bland veggie recipes, rather they embrace flavorful global flavors.👌🏾 Seasonal example is Mashed Butternut Squash with Cumin & Chili. Ohhhh, I just flipped to Habanero-Onion Soup with Lime. 😋

My daughter will not give her seal of approval on this book. 🤷🏽‍♀️

ferskner What a find! 3w
TheKidUpstairs Love Milk Street cookbooks! 3w
Leniverse That sounds great 😋 (But my children wouldn't approve either 😂) 3w
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Things Fall Apart | Chinua Achebe
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A late #FridayHappyReadingHour 😁

It‘s homecoming night so I have to stay up waiting for a call to pick up 5 girls to bring home here after the dance. My son is a senior and I am just now realizing next year I won‘t be on call as MomUber since my daughter will be driving. I don‘t know whether to be happy or sad.

Ruthiella It‘s bittersweet. ❤️ 3w
BarbaraBB What a lovely fireplace 3w
Cathythoughts They grow up so fast. But every age is lovely 🥰 3w
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Untitled | Untitled
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Following the example of @ImperfectCJ I‘m posting this pic to inspire feelings of peace & contentment.

I need it.

Amiable That‘s a gorgeous picture. 😍 3w
LeahBergen Beautiful! (edited) 3w
TEArificbooks Reminds me of Kansas 3w
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Deblovestoread Beautiful! 3w
AmyG It‘s quite serene. (edited) 3w
ImperfectCJ That sky! 3w
Cathythoughts Love it 🥰 3w
lil1inblue 💓 💓 💓 3w
Jeg ❤️❤️ 3w
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Girl Gone Missing | Marcie Rendon
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Well, this is not a forgettable series, especially this second installment. Cash, because of her age, the region she lives in, and the era, doesn‘t understand the concept of sex trafficking. Until she encounters it first hand.

Very effective & vivid writing. Obvious TW.

P.S. What is with publishers and all the “girl” titles?

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This cookbook is terrific for the detailed instructions, which includes details in a snapshot, even a sample schedule. 😁

Made my first sourdough crust last night and it was superb, although it was from King Arthur, not the tagged book. I still have pizza on the brain this morning. 🍕https://www.kingarthurbaking.com/recipes/sourdough-discard-pizza-crust-recipe

Daisey Yay for sourdough pizza! I think some kind of focaccia is on my agenda this weekend. 4w
Tamra @Daisey 😋 Share a pic! Nothing like homemade bread. 4w
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The narrator is fantastic! Very plot driven writing, but for my taste not subtle enough to suspend my disbelief and stay fully engaged. Revolves around salacious romantic relationship drama, the type that sets community tongues wagging, which again if more nuanced perhaps I‘d appreciate it more.

So-So rating because I didn‘t bail.

#SoapOpera

BarbaraBB I felt the same way 4w
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Another fantastic book club meetup today. My husband has said for many years now this is the funniest book he‘s ever read. I finally got to it via bookclub and I have to agree, the absurd satire is hilarious. I have so many tabs marking something quite funny. But underneath the humor is scathing insightful social commentary, worthy of the best satires. It also has bits that appear to be autobiographical.

Well done Toole! 👏🏾

Tamra This copy is falling apart. I taped it up once and yet another chunk has fallen out. It might not meet Reilly‘s exacting standards of geometry & theology. In fact, it would probably set his valve off. 🤣🤣🤣 1mo
Aims42 I enjoyed Reilly and his world too when I read this. Totally see how he drives some people nuts, but I liked him lol I bet you had a great discussion in your bookclub 😆 1mo
Tamra @Aims42 can you imagine living with him?! 😜 1mo
Aims42 @Tamra Omg, him and his valve 🤣🤣🤣 No, thank you! 1mo
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The Tyranny of Flies: A Novel | Elaine Vilar Madruga
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Scored both of these translated books I was looking for today. Feeling lucky!

tpixie 💚🍀💚 1mo
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Cash, a young Anishinabe woman, is a complicated person with a complicated past & present. Though there is a murder mystery to solve, the story involves far more than that alone. I‘m going to continue on with the series. Rendon has set it up to really grow the characters she has introduced.

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Thirteen Steps Down | Ruth Rendell
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Oh, this was an absolutely fun psychological suspense to read! For anyone in the Celia Fremlin fan club, this has serious Fremlin vibes. @Cathythoughts @LeahBergen

A “lodger”, who is both a menace and a deluded idiot, is haunted by his own obsession. 😬

Ruthiella I really need to give Fremin a whirl. I‘ll try to remember to put her on my #Roll100 for 2026. I really like Rendell/Barbara Vine psychological mysteries. 1mo
Tamra @Ruthiella I think you‘d really like Fremlin! Tight plotting, on the spare side, effective pacing, and so observant re: human nature in her character development. (edited) 1mo
LeahBergen I love Rendell and you‘re so correct about her having a Fremlin vibe! 1mo
Cathythoughts Oh great. I did start this but then I was away on hols/yoga retreat and had a single room. So I was a bit afraid I‘d get freaked out at night. Home now , so I must catch up on Litsy. And I can finish this book now 😂 (edited) 4w
Cathythoughts And yes ! A Fremlin vibe 👍🏻 4w
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#FridayHappyReadingHour (outdoor edition) got rained out so Cricket & I looking for a zucchini bread/muffin recipe.

(Per daughter‘s request because the sugar cancels the zucchini as a vegetable. Chocolate chips will make it a bonafide dessert.)

dabbe #cricketthecutie 🖤🐾🤍 1mo
Ruthiella I love zucchini bread. Yum! 😋 1mo
mcctrish That is a healthy looking zucchini!!! I like making zucchini ‘fries‘ and chocolate cake with zucchini in it 1mo
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Tamra @mcctrish oh yes - that‘s what she wants, is chocolate cake despite the zucchini! 🤣 1mo
Tamra @Ruthiella me too! 1mo
Cathythoughts Sounds delicious.. xxx 1mo
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Wild Dark Shore | Charlotte McConaghy
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The end was a thrill; I woke up last night and had to listen thru the climax. I appreciated the structure in that it‘s not linear and the backstory slowly reveals itself. That‘s always the best way to build suspense & interest. 😄

Cathythoughts ❤️ I still must finish. It‘s a big book. 1mo
Tamra @Cathythoughts is it?! I haven‘t seen a paper edition. It is a slow burn, so I can see why anyone might get bogged down and not race thru. I will say some elements are a bit overdramatized. 😜 1mo
Cathythoughts When I say big book , I mean it‘s ‘big‘ on impact. The first half devastated me, I had to take a break. Yes, maybe a bit over dramatic. I just recommended Migrations for our Bookclub, some people say it‘s her best one fingers crossed 🤞🏻 I did love Once There Were Wolves. But maybe feeling a bit emotionally manipulated in Dark Shore 1mo
Tamra @Cathythoughts oh, I can definitely see that re: emotionally manipulative. I have avoided some books for that reason. I need to try Migrations in print. I tried it audio and that wasn‘t the right format - I knew it right away. I need to get to Once there Were Wolves. I‘ll look for the audio. 😄 1mo
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Wuthering Heights | Emily Bront
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#FridayHappyReadingHour is happening inside the camper because it‘s 50 something and I‘m too tired (lazy) to get wood and build a fire. It‘s still happy! 😊

Ruthiella Inside or outside, what counts is that moment where you relax and start the reading of the weekend…aaahhh! ☺️ 1mo
Aims42 I agree with @Ruthiella 🤩 Enjoy your reading time! 1mo
Cathythoughts It looks very happy. Books and trees 🌿📚 1mo
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Tata | Valrie Perrin
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I see the English translation is expected to release June 2026. 😅😅😅

Deblovestoread Oooo, nice to have something to look forward to but wish it was sooner. 1mo
mcctrish Then I better get going with Fresh Water 1mo
Tamra @mcctrish yes! 😄 1mo
squirrelbrain Yay! 🙌 1mo
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Place of Tides | James Rebanks
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This should be squarely in my wheelhouse and I expected to love it. But, not so much. Some of the writing felt forced & contrived. It‘s also not particularly memorable. I finished listening a couple of weeks ago and recall little about it. Of course I‘m willing to admit that might be my fault because a lot competes for my attention this time of year.

Ruthiella It‘s always interesting to me when I should love a book based on the description and I don‘t. What is that alchemical formula that makes one work and another not? I‘ve not figured it out. 😅 (edited) 1mo
Tamra @Ruthiella mercurial! 1mo
rwmg @Ruthiella If you ever do figure it out, I'm sure you can make a fortune teaching wannabe authors. 1mo
Ruthiella @rwmg True! 😂 1mo
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Blackwells | Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, United Kingdom (Bookstore)
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👏🏾👏🏾😅😅 Latest post. But I also don‘t hold my breath on anything anymore.

vlwelser 😂 yikes 2mo
Ruthiella Whew!😥 2mo
Hooked_on_books I‘ve been wondering about this with them. Hopefully they‘re able to keep it this way amongst all this bullshit. 2mo
Librarybelle Oh! I have a preorder and was wondering about this. That‘s good news, but I‘ll still hold my breath. 2mo
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For those who know this title. 😊 My daughter replaced the original mug that broke because she knew I loved it. Mo Willems is for her what Dr. Seuss was for me as a first reader.

My late Rooibus Tea Happy Hour Reading of 13 Steps Down. Thoroughly enjoying it!

tpixie Great mug! 2mo
TEArificbooks My kiddo loves mo Willems too especially the elephant piggie books or he did when he was little. But since they were his favorite we kept them through all the book purges over the years 2mo
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Tamra @TEArificbooks here too! My daughter (15) is keeping them for her children someday. 🐷🐘 (edited) 2mo
Tamra @tpixie brings back great memories. ☺️ 2mo
Cathythoughts Nice daughter ❤️. I might start 13 Steps later. 2mo
llwheeler So sweet! My 3 yr old loves elephant and piggy too 2mo
dabbe I just finished 13 STEPS last week and loved it. What a mind to be MIX-ed up in! 😍 2mo
Tamra @dabbe hahahaha! 😉 I think Cathy commented on your review and then I saw it. I love Litsy for that! 2mo
Tamra @llwheeler 🥰😘 2mo
Tamra @Cathythoughts I think you‘re going to like it! 😅 2mo
dabbe @Tamra Feel free to follow me anytime! 🩵🎯🩵 (edited) 2mo
Tamra @dabbe 👌🏾 2mo
AvidReader25 Mo is definitely that for my kids too. Knuffle Bunny is a favorite! 1mo
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This is the second LFL I‘ve seen in a campground this summer. What a good idea! Too bad there hasn‘t been anything in them for me. 😜

Cathythoughts 🥰🥰🥰 2mo
Cathythoughts You have to keep searching x 2mo
LeahBergen Not a Danielle Steel fan? 😉 2mo
wildwoodreads That‘s an amazing idea! 2mo
Dralex090 Recommend one book for me here anyone ? 2mo
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Sunday morning perusal inside because it‘s too stinking cold already to be sitting out comfortably.

I am proud to write despite the fact I would really like to buy two of these books, I‘m going to resist! 💪🏾

Ruthiella How many recipe books do you own? 🤔(asking for a friend 😉) 2mo
Tamra @Ruthiella 🫢 200+ = Shelves of delicious possibilities. 2mo
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A Confederacy of Dunces | John Kennedy Toole
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"TWELVE INCHES (12") OF PARADISE." ????

Ignatius‘ placard on his Paradise Hotdogs cart and he can‘t figure out why the old ladies are aghast. Clueless! Such a complete pompous fop! He wonders why they aren‘t selling.

LeahBergen 😂😂 2mo
Cathythoughts Stop🙈 2mo
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A Confederacy of Dunces | John Kennedy Toole
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Though I‘ve had to start prepping classes and have one of those 🤬 meetings tomorrow, I refuse to be defeated out of my summer vibe. People are complaining about the heat & humidity at my house. I am not one of them bc I know what‘s coming.

Suet624 I‘ve been looking for cushions like that. They look comfortable. 2mo
Aims42 Yep, we know what‘s coming 🥶❄️☃️🧤🧣🧦 2mo
Ruthiella Seize the day! 2mo
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dabbe 💛💜🧡 2mo
BarbaraBB What @Ruthiella says 💖 2mo
Cathythoughts Lovely picture 🌿📚 2mo
lil1inblue This picture is #goals. 😍 2mo
Tamra @Suet624 Menards 😄 They are nice and thick, but a tad rough since they are new. 2mo
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Beacon Hill Books & Café | Boston, MA (Bookstore)
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Hubby brought back a thoughtful gift from Beacon Hill Books. 😍🥰 He also told me about the floor to ceiling Persephone collection. I guessed it was Persephone bc he described them as “you know those grey cover books you like”……

He managed to finally find himself a copy of Notes from the Underground. I bet we looked in a dozen bookshops this summer. It‘s one of those books you see all the time until you want it.

Ruthiella Nice! 2mo
Suet624 💕💕💕 2mo
Reggie Very cool. 😎 2mo
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CarolynM Floor to ceiling Persephones... sounds divine💖 2mo
ncsufoxes When we lived in Boston I made it to a few independent bookstores. I never made it to Beacon Hill because I hated driving in that area (downtown Boston in general). Plus we were only there for 2 years & didn‘t get to visit everywhere I wanted. Very cute tote! 2mo
Hooked_on_books I love his description of the Persephones! 😂 2mo
BarbaraBB 🥰 2mo
Cathythoughts Very nice ❤️ 2mo
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Time to start thinking about some seasonal fermented vinegars & veggies. I love fire ciders. 🥵🔥

Lands Fun! I love fermenting. 2mo
quietlycuriouskate I'm curious to try fermenting but am too anxious I'd give us all food poisoning. 😰 2mo
Tamra @quietlycuriouskate a good guide will give you detailed instructions. 😁 I‘m a rule follower! 2mo
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Tamra @RowReads1 👏🏾 I think first on my list will be kimchi cucumbers. 😋 The vinegars take a while to ferment, which is why last year I neglected to get them started. Distracted! Both my daughter and I missed them. 2mo
JuniperWilde I can‘t do fire cider bc my constitution runs hot and dry. I love ferments tho. Do you have a favourite book (easy, delish)? 2mo
Tamra @JuniperWilde the top two in the photo are terrific! 2mo
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Confederacy of Dunces | John Kennedy Toole
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#fridayhappyreadinghour Trying to foil Mother Nature by moving to the front, but that only lasted so long. 😜 Rain is one thing, wind is another.

mcctrish ☹️ 2mo
Aims42 She‘s tricky like that 😒👎 2mo
Tamra @Aims42 yea, she really enjoys the happy hour time period to blow off steam around here. 😉 2mo
Aims42 @Tamra LOL 😂😂😂 2mo
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Beta Vulgaris | Margie Sarsfield
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Sarah Brown from Zenith Bookstore in Duluth, MN wasn‘t kidding about this cover! I immediately borrowed the Kindle edition from the library. 😵

https://www.mprnews.org/story/2025/08/15/best-beach-reads-from-minnesota-booksel...

Cathythoughts Sounds good, stacked. 2mo
LeahBergen Cool! 2mo
Reggie I dnf‘ed this. I couldn‘t stand the MC enough to carry on. I hope it works better for you. 2mo
Tamra @Reggie shoot. I‘ll keep that in mind and won‘t hesitate to bail. 2mo
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I acknowledge this is a cilantro novel and unabashedly declare I am in the 🖤 camp. It‘s time for a reread and I am savoring every delicious gothic moment during bedtime reading.

TEArificbooks It is being adapted into another movie comes out in January 2mo
LeahBergen I‘m in the “love” camp (but I love cilantro, too 😆). 2mo
Cathythoughts Great book ❤️💔 2mo
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AlaMich “A cilantro novel!” 😂 (and I hate cilantro!!) 2mo
Aims42 Okay, I‘m using your “cilantro novel” description going forward. That‘s perfect!!! (edited) 2mo
Amiable I have never heard of “cilantro novel” as a description—but like @Aims42 I am going to immediately insert it into my lexicon. 😄 (And also, I love cilantro!) 🌿 (edited) 2mo
lil1inblue Cilantro novel needs a hashtag! I'm in the 🖤 camp as well. Gimme all the gothic. 2mo
Cathythoughts Also , how long sinse your first read ? And has Heathcliff changed for you ?! I find my younger self reading and my older self reading have such different views , still whatever way you take it , it‘s a great book. 2mo
Tamra @Cathythoughts I‘ve read it a couple of times, but many years apart so I can‘t recall. I completely agree re: how the reading experience of novels changes at different ages & stages! 😊 That‘s a sign of a great book! 2mo
Tamra @Cathythoughts the three I hold in the same vein that I get a lot of out on reread is WH, Ethan Frome, and The Scarlet Letter. 🖤 Gothic darlings. 2mo
Cathythoughts @Tamra I loved Ethan Frome. I havnt read the Scarlet Letter , but I will now. It‘s Heathcliff I see so differently over time. As a young girl, I adored him. Later in life , he is a more questionable character. But he is a brilliant character. 2mo
Tamra @Cathythoughts I recall feeling sorry for him for being treated so badly as a youth and it explaining his terrible character. But, we shall see this time around! 🥺 I do think you‘d like Scarlet Letter - much to chew on. (edited) 2mo
Cathythoughts @Tamra Yes. He was treated badly. That‘s awful 😞 I feel for him that way. 2mo
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It‘s happy reading hour with a Wisconsin beer in the Wisconsin woods, with Dostoevsky in a screen tent. There must be a relevant connection within the 900 pages.

I have the necessary choice of bug spray or a screen tent. Today it‘s the tent. 🦟🦟

lil1inblue That looks absolutely blissful! 🤩 2mo
Amiable I think my blood pressure dropped several points just looking at this scene. 😍 2mo
dabbe 💛🤎🧡 2mo
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mcctrish Ooo The Bros! Sounds like a great spot and libation 2mo
Ruthiella Yeah, I saw your legs and immediately thought “I hope she has bug spray”! 😂 2mo
CallMeIshmael I just started this translation 2mo
Cathythoughts Enjoy. Mind those bugs ! It‘s lovely to see your red chair again 👍🏻❤️ 2mo
Tamra @Cathythoughts 😘😘 2mo
Tamra @CallMeIshmael it‘s quite readable, but the pacing has me only reading a chapter or two a day. 😁 How are you liking it? 2mo
Tamra @Ruthiella bahaha! Worked like a charm. This is the first time we‘ve had one because we intend to do more camping in the MidBugWest. 😜 2mo
Tamra @mcctrish it was a perfect summer treat. 2mo
Tamra @lil1inblue @Amiable camping is nearly always my happy place. 😌 2mo
CallMeIshmael @Tamra it‘s the most readable I‘ve read but I agree about the pacing 2mo
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Shy Creatures | Clare Chambers
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I really enjoyed the mystery surrounding the origins of mute psychiatric patient William, but the love life woes of art therapist Helen, who is helping solve the puzzle, were a distraction.

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A Confederacy of Dunces | John Kennedy Toole
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Not a chance in hell camping or women owned & brewed beer would meet with I.R.‘s exacting geometrical & theological standards. 😏

Leftcoastzen 😂👏 2mo
Aims42 I‘d recognize that New Glarus‘ beer anywhere! Enjoy!!! 2mo
Tamra @Aims42 when in Wisconsin……😆👌🏾 2mo
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Aims42 @Tamra 💯🎯💯🎯💯🎯 Cheers! 🍻 2mo
dabbe 🎯🩵🎯 2mo
JenReadsAlot Go New Glarus! 2mo
Cathythoughts Is that a little cooler yoke around the beer ! What‘s great idea. ❤️ 2mo
LeahBergen Bahaha! 2mo
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Aliss at the Fire | Jon Fosse
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This novella is a heartache that reads like a fever dream. The ghosts are haunting. (Pun intended.)

Cathythoughts Stacking 👍🏻❤️ 2mo
Tamra @Cathythoughts it reminds me a bit of the Calculation of Volume series in that the MC cannot move on/forward. 2mo
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I read this in all but a single sitting. I had to know about Hetty!

Hetty is a woman of mystery. Is she friend or foe? 👀

#PersephoneClub

Cathythoughts Intriguing! I‘m just starting x 2mo
LeahBergen Ooo, you‘re already finished! 👏 I‘m thinking I‘ll speed through it, too. 2mo
Tamra @LeahBergen I think you will be compelled to, though the nature writing is lovely to savor. 2mo
CarolynM Looking forward to it! 2mo
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I had to look up the village of Lytton & the Thompson River. I didn‘t know it had been decimated by a wildfire in 2021. 😒 Rebuilding very slowly.

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/mayor-lytton-return-home-1.75193...

#PersephoneClub

Suet624 😳🙁 2mo
Leftcoastzen 😕that is sad 2mo
JuniperWilde Yes and there is an out of control wildfire there right now. 2mo
LeahBergen Yes, isn‘t it awful?? 2mo
Cathythoughts A terrible sight 😕 2mo
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A Confederacy of Dunces | John Kennedy Toole
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Why do I suspect Iggy could have used a good pedicure?

Ruthiella A good pedicure is good for everyone! Your feet thank you! 😊 3mo
LeahBergen Exactly! 😆 3mo
Aims42 LOL 🤣 3mo
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A Confederacy of Dunces | John Kennedy Toole
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A bit ridiculous that it‘s cool enough for a quilt on 8/1, but so is the idea Ignatius wears a winter getup in New Orleans.

Only on chapter 2, but I‘ve laughed out loud and snorted multiple times. I finally understand why my husband found this novel so funny.

Leftcoastzen So jealous! 3mo
Cathythoughts How lovely and relaxing ☺️ 3mo
Aims42 Ignatius is such an over-the-top character 😆 I hope you continue to enjoy his hijinks! 3mo
LeahBergen I was surprised at how much I loved this when I finally read it! 3mo
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A Confederacy of Dunces | John Kennedy Toole
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Friday Happy Reading Hour is here again. 😁 @mcctrish @Aims42

#FridayHappyReadingHour

P.S. The haze in the background is smoke from Canadian wild fires. It‘s been particularly bad & persistent this summer.

Aims42 Cheers!! 🥂Happy Reading 🤗 3mo
mcctrish Cheers 🥂 happy reading on a Friday evening 3mo
kspenmoll Happy reading!!!! 3mo
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Natural History: Stories | Andrea Barrett
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These short stories tell the natural history of Henrietta, a lepidopterist, and her family. As with most short story collections some stories were more engaging than others. It‘s a bit sprawling, which in the end made it difficult to track the characters.

I won‘t soon forget Henrietta‘s young niece Caroline attempting to unzip her infant sister in order to let out the future playmate sooner, as if she were a moth chrysalis. 😳

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🙇🏾‍♀️🙇🏾‍♀️ Now I have to wait until November (18th???) for volumes 3 & 4! Poop.

Cliff hanger.

Cathythoughts Oh no 🙈 you loved it so ! 👍🏻❤️ 3mo
Tamra @Cathythoughts I did! It‘s not riveting, but strangely compulsive. 3mo
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🤣🔦 Truth

BarbaraBB Haha! Loved this book! 3mo
Tamra @BarbaraBB I‘ve read it before and was sort of “meh.” But since having read Books of Jacob, I thought I should give it another go to appreciate her writing. 😄 3mo
BarbaraBB And do you appreciate it more this time? I didn‘t finish Book of Jacob, even though I sort of liked it whole reading it. I should pick that one up again. 3mo
Tamra @BarbaraBB I only just started, but I am betting I will. 😄 3mo
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The Hare | Melanie Finn
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New to me author, thanks to @Billypar ! B&N didn‘t have the two you recommended, but the blurb for this one is intriguing. 😄

And it‘s an Indie Publisher 👏🏾👏🏾

Billypar This sounds good - I might have to make it my next one of hers. 3mo
Cathythoughts I‘m stacking ! @Billypar we are on a Melanie Finn mission 👍🏻😁 3mo
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